I Actually Got a Storm on Launch Day!
Posted by Leigh in Cool Stuff on 25-11-2008
BlackBerry Storm
He’s such a good boy! 
I pre-ordered it on Tuesday of last week, and was told by the very nice gal who manages the store that it probably would be mine on launch day, which was Friday. Well, I didn’t hear one word from Verizon all day Friday, so I finally called them around 4:00 that afternoon. The young man who works there answered the phone and I told him who I was, and that I was wondering if the Storm had arrived. He asked me to hold on for a sec and I could hear him talking to Ashley, asking her if I was going to get one of them, and bless her ever-lovin’ heart, she said yes. He said if I could get down there by 5:30 it would be mine. Well of course I was down there before 5:30! LOL Come to find out, twelve people had pre-ordered a Storm, but they had received only 3 of them on Friday. I thanked them profusely for letting me have one of them!
So far I’m really enjoying it. I’ve never had a BlackBerry® before, though, so I really have no frame of reference. It takes A LOT of getting used to, that’s for sure. It’s more of a computer that makes phone calls rather than a cell phone that does other things. My chief complaint right now is the accelerometer, which makes the screen switch to landscape mode from portrait when turned at an angle. Sometimes it is VERY slow and even freezes up and won’t switch at all. From everything I’ve read, however, I am led to believe that that will be fixed with soon-to-come updates. There was already an update on Sunday to the core OS, which I could tell helped.
All in all I’m falling in love with it and am having tons of fun. I’m sure I haven’t even scratched the surface of everything it can do, but all in good time, eh? 
After all, the fun is in the discovery, right?
Did you get a Storm? If so, what do you think?
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I am so happy to hear someone review the Storm that likes it! Most of the reviews I could find over the weekend were highly slanted away from it. They seemed to be very pro-iPhone. Which is fine, but come on, be fair! Just because you love your iPhone shouldn’t mean you can’t give an objective review of the Storm. I ordered a STorm by phone on Friday and it is supposed to be shipped before 5 Dec. I haven’t even gone to check them out in person. I have a friend with an iPhone and I think it’s really cool, but I have Verizon and don’t want to switch. I also had been thinking of going to a Blackberry with my next new-every-two discount. So I am very excited about the Storm and can’t wait to get it. Verizon has really taken care of me. I wasn’t even due my new-every-two discount yet, but they gave it to me on the Storm. I can’t wait to play with it! The three biggest complaints I found on line included your accelerometer issue (which is supposed to be fixed with future software upgrades); not being wi-fi capable (I don’t care about that); and the touch screen with the clicky part which is different than touchscreens people are already used to(which I also don’t care about because I’m not used to a touch screen anyway). So, I can’t wait to get mine. And I am so happy to know you love yours! Congratulations on your new phone!
Hi, Pam! Thanks for taking the time to leave your thoughts. I felt exactly the same as you when reading reviews of the Storm. I don’t care about Wi-Fi and I’ve never had a touch screen phone before, either, so there was no getting used to the new “clicky” screen for me. It does take some getting used to, but I’ve already become much faster on the QWERTY keyboard when in landscape mode, and am quickly learning SureType in portrait mode. I was having problems with that until I read a tip from someone who said not to look at what you’re typing on the screen until you’re finished, and you’ll be surprised that the device has chosen the right word almost every time, and it’s true! It’s actually a very fast way of texting, which I do a lot of.
Verizon has always been good to me, too. I’m happy they’re giving you your new-every-two discount for the Storm! That’s really nice of them. I’ve been with Verizon forever and have never felt the need or desire to switch to another carrier. They’ve been great to me, too.
If you have any questions after you get your Storm, don’t hesitate to ask, OK? I’ll try to help in any way I can!
Oh, just one thing — when you get it, install the BlackBerry Desktop Manager right away and plug your phone into your computer and open up the program. It will automatically check for updates and install them. As I said in the post, there has already been one since Friday, and my guess is there will be more between now and when you get yours.
Have fun!
I don’t think I would like the Storm, although one of the previous Blackberry’s has gotten my attention. The trouble is, my hubby would probably kick my ever lovin behind if I purchased one, especially since I just got a new one the beginning of this year. I’m trying to figure out a way to break the dang thing just so I can get one. LOL!
Hope you get used to your phone and also that you have a very happy Turkey day!
I’m jealous. I loooooove my Curve, but if AT&T ever gets the Storm, I’m gettin’ it!
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